LIARS
Donald R. Fox
Liars are all around us. The average politician will smile and lie without a conscious twinge. Lying has become a natural vocation for too many. Along with the lies, embellishment of a portion of truth is common for many. President Clinton is a notorious liar. Looking straight into television cameras, he perjured himself under oath. To this date, he smiles away in great popularity. His words carry enormous influence. If you or I would have lied under oath, I guess we still would be in jail. Pun intended. Strange, is it not? It seems that citizens expect government leaders to be liars. They get voted into office because of their political party. It must be a religion of political party affiliation that allows such rascals to gain high governmental offices. Shameful!
There are forms of such dishonesty. Let us note a few examples, plagiarizing; the wrongful use of someone’s written works is a lie. People who masquerade as a soldier and deceive others that they are heroes. It is now known as “stolen honor," all are reprehensible liars. Additionally, the constant propaganda of the news media is nerve racking to us average citizens. It is almost impossible to get truthful reporting of the news. Summarizing, all this comes to pass when we, as a nation, have lost our guide as a God-fearing nation. When we lose our God guiding compass, we have lost our way. Sadly, many have forgotten or rejected the truth and have turned to liars. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6 KJV)
NOTABLE WORTHWHILE QUOTES
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” (Mark Twain)
“Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.” (Dorothy Allison)
“When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.” (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
“A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.” (Alfred Tennyson)
“Lying is done with words, and also with silence.” (Adrienne Rich)
“So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naïve, I feel!” (Eddie Izzard)
“If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.” (Bruce Lee)
“Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
SCRIPTURE TO BE HEEDED FROM THE WORD OF GOD
“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”(Proverbs 6:16-19 KJV)
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.” (Proverbs 19:22 KJV)